After the Boer War the Scouts became the first official sniper unit in the British Army.

And I worked on this Permian extinction, camping by this Boer graveyard for months at a time.

During the Boer War, the latest breech loading rifled guns with magazines and smokeless powder were used by both sides.

His term saw the end of the Second Anglo Afghan War, First Boer War and the war against the Mahdi in Sudan.

In the early years of the period, the Second Boer War in South Africa split the country into anti and pro war factions.

Canada's strong attachment to the British Empire and Commonwealth led to major participation in British military efforts in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II.

In addition to Vietnam and the two world wars, New Zealand fought in the Korean War, the Second Boer War, the Malayan Emergency, the Gulf War and the Afghanistan War.

On 24 November 2004, the independent expert held consultations on the issue of violence against children with Alvaro Gil Robles, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Maud de Boer Buquicchio, the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe the Committee of Ministers' Deputies and the Directorates General of the Council of Europe.